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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

After the summit: women’s access to water and policymaking in Brazil

01/03/2010

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

After the summit: women’s access to water and policymaking in Brazil

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Overview

This article argues that following the Earth Summit, Brazil has pursued an ineffective water policy agenda, which has undermined women’s right to safe water and adequate sanitation. It sets out some examples of women’s involvement in water and sanitation programmes, and argues for the integration of strong gender perspectives in public policymaking and water distribution […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Uganda: Impact evaluation of the project ‘Piloting gender sensitive livelihoods in Karamoja’

18/12/2015

3 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in August 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the project ‘Piloting gender sensitive livelihoods in Karamoja’. The […]

Journal article

‘Eventually the mine will come’: women anti-mining activists’ everyday resilience in opposing resource extraction in the Andes

23/11/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Eventually the mine will come’: women anti-mining activists’ everyday resilience in opposing resource extraction in the Andes

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the experiences of women anti-mining activists in rural communities in Andean Peru and Ecuador. The article analyses women activists’ experience of negotiating conflicts with large-scale mining companies, as well as within their communities, using the concept of resilience to understand their continued commitment to this work in a context of conflict, intimidation, […]

Journal article

Constructing ‘modern gendered civilised’ women and men: gender-mainstreaming in refugee camps

01/03/2011

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Constructing ‘modern gendered civilised’ women and men: gender-mainstreaming in refugee camps

Keywords

Overview

Gender mainstreaming in humanitarian programmes with forced migrants is based on a belief that such an approach will lead to greater gender equality, while raising the status of women through their ’empowerment’. In this article, I focus on the activities of international and local humanitarian organisations in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. I argue that the […]

Journal article

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

01/07/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

Keywords

Overview

Dramatic reductions in trade barriers during the past 10 years have caused unprecedented economic growth in India. Little is known about the impact of globalisation on the informal labour market, especially the impact on women. We interviewed women working in four occupations in Mumbai’s informal labour market, gathering information about their daily lives, job responsibilities, […]

Journal article

The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

31/07/2015

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

Keywords

Overview

Poverty and income inequality undermine women’s health in a myriad of ways. This article discusses findings from the Full Plate Project, which addressed women’s experience of food security, obesity, and chronic disease in Atlantic Canada. Through first-hand accounts, it identifies a vicious cycle surrounding the food insecurity–obesity paradox. The cycle’s core elements included experiences of […]

Journal article

Trade unions and women’s empowerment in North-East Brazil

01/07/2009

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Trade unions and women’s empowerment in North-East Brazil

Keywords

Overview

An important feature of contemporary globalisation has been the ‘feminisation of agriculture’ across the global south, as numerous new regions of export horticulture emerge to supply global retailers. Much literature details the poor conditions faced by women workers. This article details the formation and expansion of a highly globally integrated export horticulture sector in north-east […]

Journal article

Caring for people with HIV: state policies and their dependence on women’s unpaid work

01/07/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Caring for people with HIV: state policies and their dependence on women’s unpaid work

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the issue of women providing unpaid care for family members living with HIV in South Africa and Zimbabwe. State policies rely on women providing home-based care, in the context of failing health systems. This has the effect of impoverishing women, and reinforcing gender stereotypes. Recommendations will be given on how to make […]

Journal article

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

31/07/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

Keywords

Overview

The principle of ‘leaving no one behind’ is strongly emerging as a defining aspect of the new development framework under negotiation in 2015. This stems from an acknowledgement of the failure of the Millennium Development Goals in securing benefits for the most marginalised groups, those suffering from economic deprivation and discrimination as a result of […]

Briefing note

Our Country, Our Peace: Why women must be included in Yemen’s peace process

11/12/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Yemen conflict has had a catastrophic effect on its people, with specific impacts on already-vulnerable women and girls. But political talks about Yemen’s future have almost exclusively been conducted by male politicians and combatants. This contrasts with the 2011 uprising, when women helped set Yemen on a path towards political reform. However, the 2011 […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

After the summit: women’s access to water and policymaking in Brazil

01/03/2010

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

After the summit: women’s access to water and policymaking in Brazil

Keywords

Overview

This article argues that following the Earth Summit, Brazil has pursued an ineffective water policy agenda, which has undermined women’s right to safe water and adequate sanitation. It sets out some examples of women’s involvement in water and sanitation programmes, and argues for the integration of strong gender perspectives in public policymaking and water distribution […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Uganda: Impact evaluation of the project ‘Piloting gender sensitive livelihoods in Karamoja’

18/12/2015

3 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in August 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the project ‘Piloting gender sensitive livelihoods in Karamoja’. The […]

Journal article

‘Eventually the mine will come’: women anti-mining activists’ everyday resilience in opposing resource extraction in the Andes

23/11/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Eventually the mine will come’: women anti-mining activists’ everyday resilience in opposing resource extraction in the Andes

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the experiences of women anti-mining activists in rural communities in Andean Peru and Ecuador. The article analyses women activists’ experience of negotiating conflicts with large-scale mining companies, as well as within their communities, using the concept of resilience to understand their continued commitment to this work in a context of conflict, intimidation, […]

Journal article

Constructing ‘modern gendered civilised’ women and men: gender-mainstreaming in refugee camps

01/03/2011

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Constructing ‘modern gendered civilised’ women and men: gender-mainstreaming in refugee camps

Keywords

Overview

Gender mainstreaming in humanitarian programmes with forced migrants is based on a belief that such an approach will lead to greater gender equality, while raising the status of women through their ’empowerment’. In this article, I focus on the activities of international and local humanitarian organisations in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. I argue that the […]

Journal article

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

01/07/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

Keywords

Overview

Dramatic reductions in trade barriers during the past 10 years have caused unprecedented economic growth in India. Little is known about the impact of globalisation on the informal labour market, especially the impact on women. We interviewed women working in four occupations in Mumbai’s informal labour market, gathering information about their daily lives, job responsibilities, […]

Journal article

The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

31/07/2015

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

Keywords

Overview

Poverty and income inequality undermine women’s health in a myriad of ways. This article discusses findings from the Full Plate Project, which addressed women’s experience of food security, obesity, and chronic disease in Atlantic Canada. Through first-hand accounts, it identifies a vicious cycle surrounding the food insecurity–obesity paradox. The cycle’s core elements included experiences of […]

Journal article

Trade unions and women’s empowerment in North-East Brazil

01/07/2009

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Trade unions and women’s empowerment in North-East Brazil

Keywords

Overview

An important feature of contemporary globalisation has been the ‘feminisation of agriculture’ across the global south, as numerous new regions of export horticulture emerge to supply global retailers. Much literature details the poor conditions faced by women workers. This article details the formation and expansion of a highly globally integrated export horticulture sector in north-east […]

Journal article

Caring for people with HIV: state policies and their dependence on women’s unpaid work

01/07/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Caring for people with HIV: state policies and their dependence on women’s unpaid work

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the issue of women providing unpaid care for family members living with HIV in South Africa and Zimbabwe. State policies rely on women providing home-based care, in the context of failing health systems. This has the effect of impoverishing women, and reinforcing gender stereotypes. Recommendations will be given on how to make […]

Journal article

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

31/07/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

Keywords

Overview

The principle of ‘leaving no one behind’ is strongly emerging as a defining aspect of the new development framework under negotiation in 2015. This stems from an acknowledgement of the failure of the Millennium Development Goals in securing benefits for the most marginalised groups, those suffering from economic deprivation and discrimination as a result of […]

Briefing note

Our Country, Our Peace: Why women must be included in Yemen’s peace process

11/12/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Yemen conflict has had a catastrophic effect on its people, with specific impacts on already-vulnerable women and girls. But political talks about Yemen’s future have almost exclusively been conducted by male politicians and combatants. This contrasts with the 2011 uprising, when women helped set Yemen on a path towards political reform. However, the 2011 […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

After the summit: women’s access to water and policymaking in Brazil

01/03/2010

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

After the summit: women’s access to water and policymaking in Brazil

Keywords

Overview

This article argues that following the Earth Summit, Brazil has pursued an ineffective water policy agenda, which has undermined women’s right to safe water and adequate sanitation. It sets out some examples of women’s involvement in water and sanitation programmes, and argues for the integration of strong gender perspectives in public policymaking and water distribution […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Uganda: Impact evaluation of the project ‘Piloting gender sensitive livelihoods in Karamoja’

18/12/2015

3 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in August 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the project ‘Piloting gender sensitive livelihoods in Karamoja’. The […]

Journal article

‘Eventually the mine will come’: women anti-mining activists’ everyday resilience in opposing resource extraction in the Andes

23/11/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Eventually the mine will come’: women anti-mining activists’ everyday resilience in opposing resource extraction in the Andes

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the experiences of women anti-mining activists in rural communities in Andean Peru and Ecuador. The article analyses women activists’ experience of negotiating conflicts with large-scale mining companies, as well as within their communities, using the concept of resilience to understand their continued commitment to this work in a context of conflict, intimidation, […]

Journal article

Constructing ‘modern gendered civilised’ women and men: gender-mainstreaming in refugee camps

01/03/2011

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Constructing ‘modern gendered civilised’ women and men: gender-mainstreaming in refugee camps

Keywords

Overview

Gender mainstreaming in humanitarian programmes with forced migrants is based on a belief that such an approach will lead to greater gender equality, while raising the status of women through their ’empowerment’. In this article, I focus on the activities of international and local humanitarian organisations in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. I argue that the […]

Journal article

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

01/07/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

Keywords

Overview

Dramatic reductions in trade barriers during the past 10 years have caused unprecedented economic growth in India. Little is known about the impact of globalisation on the informal labour market, especially the impact on women. We interviewed women working in four occupations in Mumbai’s informal labour market, gathering information about their daily lives, job responsibilities, […]

Journal article

The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

31/07/2015

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

Keywords

Overview

Poverty and income inequality undermine women’s health in a myriad of ways. This article discusses findings from the Full Plate Project, which addressed women’s experience of food security, obesity, and chronic disease in Atlantic Canada. Through first-hand accounts, it identifies a vicious cycle surrounding the food insecurity–obesity paradox. The cycle’s core elements included experiences of […]

Journal article

Trade unions and women’s empowerment in North-East Brazil

01/07/2009

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Trade unions and women’s empowerment in North-East Brazil

Keywords

Overview

An important feature of contemporary globalisation has been the ‘feminisation of agriculture’ across the global south, as numerous new regions of export horticulture emerge to supply global retailers. Much literature details the poor conditions faced by women workers. This article details the formation and expansion of a highly globally integrated export horticulture sector in north-east […]

Journal article

Caring for people with HIV: state policies and their dependence on women’s unpaid work

01/07/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Caring for people with HIV: state policies and their dependence on women’s unpaid work

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the issue of women providing unpaid care for family members living with HIV in South Africa and Zimbabwe. State policies rely on women providing home-based care, in the context of failing health systems. This has the effect of impoverishing women, and reinforcing gender stereotypes. Recommendations will be given on how to make […]

Journal article

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

31/07/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

Keywords

Overview

The principle of ‘leaving no one behind’ is strongly emerging as a defining aspect of the new development framework under negotiation in 2015. This stems from an acknowledgement of the failure of the Millennium Development Goals in securing benefits for the most marginalised groups, those suffering from economic deprivation and discrimination as a result of […]

Briefing note

Our Country, Our Peace: Why women must be included in Yemen’s peace process

11/12/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Yemen conflict has had a catastrophic effect on its people, with specific impacts on already-vulnerable women and girls. But political talks about Yemen’s future have almost exclusively been conducted by male politicians and combatants. This contrasts with the 2011 uprising, when women helped set Yemen on a path towards political reform. However, the 2011 […]